Send us a text Hey Everyone! :) Please give a HUGE Virtual High-Five, and round of applause, for the youngest new member of The 'P.U.S.H' Project Podcast, 7 year old Chevy Jordan. . . The connection between Chevy, and how he came to know Danny, is a pretty special one that started with a simple Instagram message from Chevys mom which has blossomed into music lessons, and a beautiful Friendship. Take a few minutes to chill, and listen, as Chevy and Danny chat about how much he LOVES, an...
Jun 18, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text 'I used to be afraid to tell my story, and I would try to hide the fact that I had a disability. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that I don’t need to hide my story, but instead, embrace it and use my abilities to educate others. Don’t be afraid to share who you are, and own all the beautiful things that shape who are, and who you’ll continue to become' - Em Jordan . . Hey Everyone! Happy Tuesday, and please welcome 16 year old, Singer-Songwriter, Em Jordan. Em wa...
Jun 15, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text 'Start somewhere, start small, and start with something you're passionate about' - Christine Iggulden . . Hey Everyone! Please welcome Christine Iggulden to the 11th Episode of The 'P.U.S.H' Project Podcast :). Danny has had the pleasure of knowing Christine, through Music, and Hydrocephalus, for quite some time now, and it was incredible, after more than a year of not seeing each other, to sit down and chat. In this Episode, Christine shares what she&apos...
Jun 11, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text 'A diagnosis such as Spina Bifida/Hydrocephalus, or anything for that matter, can only affect your life as much as you choose it to be' - Will Pieta . . Hey Everyone! Happy Tuesday, and please help us to welcome to The 'P.U.S.H' Project Podcast, Will Pieta. Will is a 23 year old who lives with Hydrocephalus. He's passionate, and has excelled, in many things like music, writing, and learning to cook, and has found a way to use his strengths as tool in turni...
Jun 08, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text 'This is the story of a young boy’s stuggles with Hydrocephalus, a debilitating illness that strikes children either at birth or later in life, and how he conquered it and became successful in his career as a teacher and in his personal life' - Roger DiBattista . . Hey everyone! Please welcome, Roger DiBattista from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. At 67 years old, Roger has some incredible stories, and experiences to share. His energy is infectious, the knowledge, and wisdom,...
Jun 04, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Hey everyone! Guess what?! With June being Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month in Canada, we're going to be releasing a new Podcast Episode every Tuesday AND Friday for the entire month, featuring more of our Canadian Community of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus. To introduce the Month, we are excited to welcome, Shauna Beaudoin of Hydrocephalus Canada. Not only does Shauna share some of her own story about growing up with Spina Bifida, her WHY behind wanting to...
Jun 01, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a text 'When you're in a very dark place, and you see the light in the tunnel, it's not always the train. It could be the sun' - Ewa . . Hey Everyone! Welcome Ewa, 'The Rolling Diva', from just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. In this Episode of The 'P.U.S.H' Project Podcast, Ewa shares some of the big, hard hitting, challenges, and prejudices, that she faced growing up as a young woman with a Disability, Spina Bifida, in the 1980s in Poland, before m...
May 28, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a text 'Welcome Home' Words can be so powerful, and this simple statement resonated so strongly with Sara when she heard it for the first time. . . Meet Sara Allen, a Cuban-American living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, born in Costa Rica, before being adopted to parents in the USA, and Immigrating to America. Did you know that Minneapolis is known as 'The Land of 10,000 Lakes'?! So cool! We talk about 'Home', feeling a sense of belonging, success in life, surro...
May 21, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a text ‘Your smile is enough for me, I believe, you could be my inspiration’ . . Hey everyone! Welcome to Episode 5 of The ‘P.U.S.H’ Project Podcast with our friend Morgan DESHAYES of Normandy, France 🇫🇷 • Morgan talks about finding his happiness, and becoming proud about who he is, as a person who lives with Hydrocephalus. He shares some of the stories, and experiences, he’s had through IF International, and working, and living, in Lithuania, that have shaped the confident person he i...
May 13, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a text Hey all! Meet Alexis Pastuch from Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 : In this Episode, Alexis Pastuch & Danny sit down to talk INCLUSIVITY, and being your truest, most authentic, self • Alexis shares some great insight, and personal experience, about her story, and what her journey to being her most authentic self has looked like, as well as, gives some great advice as to how we can be more inclusive, and authentic! Follow the link in the bio to hear what Alexis has to say, and do...
May 06, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a text Hey all! In this Episode, Danny chats with long time friend, Ina Akerberg, of Stockholm, Sweden. Among many things, they discuss her business, and passion, for Tactile Massage, and Reiki Healing, some of the challenges she's faced this year, undergoing a number of different surgeries, being the first person, who uses a wheelchair, to climb Mount Meru in Tanzania, her incredible work, locally and globally, with young people, and how, after such an incredibly challenging year, ...
Apr 30, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a text 'Anybody can rise above any challenge that they are faced' - Meetra Nahavandi From Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada to Madison, Wisconsin, USA! Danny sits down with Meetra Nahavandi to talk about, among many things, Adaptive Fitness, Independence as a person living with a Physical Disability, Self Love, and Mental Health. This conversation is chalked full of amazing insight, perspective, and words of wisdom. We love ya Meetra!! Thanks for taking the time to sit down with u...
Apr 22, 2021•45 min•Ep. 2
Send us a text Hey! In this Episode, Danny sits down with Paul Gantley from Dublin, Ireland. Danny and Paul met when one of his songs went Viral, and was shared by the International Federation Of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus. This episode offers some of Pauls musical life, as well as dives into the the conversation of breaking down some of the Stereotypes he's faced as a music, and person, who lives with Spina Bifida. Paul also shares some incredibly wise words, and plays a beautiful so...
Apr 06, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
